Applicability of dragon fruit (Hylocereus polyrhizus) peels as low-cost biosorbent for adsorption of methylene blue from aqueous solution: Kinetics, equilibrium and thermodynamics studies

This study evaluated the feasibility of utilizing agricultural waste dragon fruit (Hylocereus undatus) peels (DFP) as natural low-cost adsorbent to remove cationic dye methylene blue (MB) from aqueous solution. The physicochemical compositions of the DFP were characterized using CHNS-O analysis, X-r...

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Published in:Desalination and Water Treatment
Main Author: Jawad A.H.; Kadhum A.M.; Ngoh Y.S.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Desalination Publications 2018
Online Access:https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85056377270&doi=10.5004%2fdwt.2018.21976&partnerID=40&md5=93e68903109d422f86d2ad0b50a444f3